Thread: China scrambles to contain 'strengthening' virus

Coronavirus has killed 106 and infected 4,515 people, Chinese health authorities say

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Coronavirus live updates: Coronavirus outbreak tops 6,000 cases in China, exceeding SARS epidemic

The number of coronavirus cases in China has eclipsed 6060, exceeding the total number of SARS cases in that country during the 2003 epidemic.
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• First person-to-person transmission of coronavirus reported in US, CDC confirms
  
  The case involves the spouse of an Illinois woman who had contracted the virus after traveling to China.
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UN agency declares global emergency over virus from China

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New virus has infected more than 9,800 globally

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 9,800 people

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  US declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency, HHS Secretary Alex Azar announces
  
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• Massachusetts health department confirms 8th coronavirus case in US
  
  Health officials said Saturday that a man in Massachusetts has been infected with the coronavirus after returning from a recent trip to China, bringing the overall reported cases in the United States to eight. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health received confirmation late Friday evening that a Boston man in his early 20s contracted the illness after returning from Wuhan, the Chinese city of more than 11 million people where the virus is believed to have originated from sometime in December.
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How do you treat coronavirus?

Infected patients should treat symptoms the same way they would a cold -- with rest, pain or fever medication and plenty of fluids.

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• Planes with US coronavirus evacuees held in California, Canada
  
  Two State Department-chartered flights carrying additional American evacuees from Wuhan, China, are being held in Vancouver, Canada and California due to "two persons of interest," one on each plane.
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Cruise ship in Japan has the most coronavirus cases outside China

The Diamond Princess cruise ship is seen docked at Yokohama Port on Friday. Credit: Sadayuki Goto/Kyodo News/AP


At least 61 passengers aboard a cruise ship in Japan have been infected with the coronavirus, making it the single highest concentration of coronavirus cases outside of mainland China in the whole world.

CNN's Will Ripley spoke to some of the passengers aboard the ship who "sounded downright scared."

The number of cases on the ship tripled overnight from 20 to 61, Ripley reported.

What we know about this ship: The Diamond Princess is anchored off the coast of Yokohama, near Tokyo, with 1,045 crew and 2,666 passengers — including 428 Americans — on board. The vessel has been quarantined since Tuesday, and passengers are expected to remain under quarantine for at least 14 days — so roughly 11 more days.

This ship is one of three cruise ships in Asia have had their travels disrupted during the coronavirus outbreak. Two of the vessels are docked in Japan and Hong Kong and under quarantine as officials try to slow the spreading of the virus. A third ship in the East China Sea has been unable to dock because of outbreak fears.

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